The 2003

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was the 2003 edition of the annual

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competition. St. John's tournament victory was later vacated due to use of an ineligible player.

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's tournament Most Valuable Player award was also vacated. This would be the last NIT in which a third-place game would be played until 2021.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 40 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (2000's)
at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009

11/5/09

Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.

Semifinals & finals

St. John's later vacated the title due to an ineligible player.

References

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Selected teams

Bracket

Semifinals & finals

See also

References